For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books scheduled to ship during May, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--May 2007.'

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

16.18

Y THE LAST MAN VOL 9 MOTHERLAND TP (MR)

$14.99

DC

12,964

2

15.51

WALKING DEAD SORROWFUL LIFE VOL 6 TP

$12.99

IMA

12,427

3

12.51

CIVIL WAR CAPTAIN AMERICA TP

$11.99

MAR

10,023

4

11.05

CIVIL WAR WOLVERINE TP

$17.99

MAR

8,853

5

10.93

52 VOL 1 TP

$19.99

DC

8,757

6

10.72

CIVIL WAR TP

$24.99

MAR

8,589

7

10.18

CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE BOOK 2 TP

$14.99

MAR

8,156

8

9.49

MOUSE GUARD VOL 1 FALL 1152 HC

$24.95

ARS

7,604

9

9.45

CIVIL WAR PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN TP

$17.99

MAR

7,572

10

9.16

BOYS VOL 1 TP (MR)

$14.99

DE

7,339

11

8.68

CIVIL WAR YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS TP

$11.99

MAR

6,955

12

8.67

ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 16 CABLE TP

$14.99

MAR

6,947

13

8.54

CIVIL WAR X-MEN UNIVERSE TP

$13.99

MAR

6,842

14

8.02

CIVIL WAR WAR CRIMES TP

$17.99

MAR

6,426

15

7.87

MARVEL ZOMBIES HC*

$19.99

MAR

6,306

16

7.69

CIVIL WAR COMPANION TP

$13.99

MAR

6,161

17

7.58

BLACK PANTHER CIVIL WAR TP

$17.99

MAR

6,073

18

7.55

PLAIN JANES

$9.99

DC

6,049

19

7.31

NARUTO VOL 14 TP

$7.95

VIZ

5,857

20

6.72

ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN HC*

$29.99

MAR

5,384

21

6.16

FELL VOL 1 FERAL CITY TP

$14.99

IMA

4,936

22

5.96

SHOWCASE PRESENTS FLASH VOL 1 TP

$16.99

DC

4,775

23

5.44

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS TP

$12.99

DC

4,359

24

5.04

BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL 3 TP

$14.99

DC

4,038

25

4.96

SHOWCASE PRESENTS WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL 1 TP

$16.99

DC

3,974

26

4.86

DOCTOR STRANGE OATH TP

$13.99

MAR

3,894

27

4.79

STAR WARS LEGACY VOL 1 BROKEN TP

$17.95

DAR

3,838

28

4.69

BLEACH VOL 19 TP

$7.95

VIZ

3,758

29

4.65

ENCYCLOPEDIA O/COMICBOOK HEROES VOL 1 BATMAN TP

$19.99

DC

3,726

30

4.58

CRIMINAL VOL 1 COWARD TP (MR)

$14.99

MAR

3,670

31

4.56

STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/OLD REPUBLIC VOL 2 FLASHPOINT TP

$18.95

DAR

3,654

32

4.51

RUNAWAYS VOL 3 HC

$24.99

MAR

3,614

33

4.47

BERSERK VOL 17 TP (MR)

$13.95

DAR

3,581

34

4.45

ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 6 TP

$16.99

MAR

3,565

35

4.44

CIVIL WAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP

$17.99

MAR

3,557

36

4.32

HELLBLAZER DEVIL YOU KNOW TP (MR)

$19.99

DC

3,461

37

4.32

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE VOL 3 HC

$24.99

DC

3,461

38

4.17

WALKING DEAD VOL 2 HC (MR)

$29.99

IMA

3,341

39

3.96

GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL 1 TO BE LANTERN TP

$12.99

DC

3,173

40

3.81

PENNY ARCADE VOL 4 BIRDS ARE WEIRD TP

$12.95

DAR

3,053

41

3.71

GIRLS VOL 4 TP (MR)

$14.99

IMA

2,973

42

3.58

MEGATOKYO VOL 5

$10.99

DC

2,868

43

3.51

LOVELESS VOL 5 GN (Of 7) (TKP) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

2,812

44

3.44

NEW X-MEN CHILDHOODS END VOL 4 TP

$10.99

MAR

2,756

45

3.28

ULTIMATE GALACTUS TRILOGY HC

$34.99

MAR

2,628

46

3.23

ROB ZOMBIE PRES HAUNTED WORLD O/EL SUPERBEASTO TP (MR)

$19.99

IMA

2,588

47

3.21

STAR WARS 30TH ANNV COLL HC VOL 4 JANGO FETT ZAM WESELL

$19.95

DAR

2,572

48

3.19

MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR TP

$14.99

MAR

2,556

49

3.15

MARVEL MASTERWORKS INCREDIBLE HULK VOL 4 HC*

$54.99

MAR

2,524

50

3.11

GUNSMITH CATS BURST VOL 1 TP

$10.95

DAR

2,492

51

3.05

SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC*

$74.99

MAR

2,444

52

3.04

CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE BOOK 1 TP

$14.99

MAR

2,436

53

2.95

MARVEL ADVS SPIDER-MAN VOL 6 BLACK COSTUME DIGEST TP

$6.99

MAR

2,364

54

2.93

OTHER SIDE TP (MR)

$12.99

DC

2,348

55

2.84

ALL NEW ATOM VOL 1 MY LIFE I/MINIATURE TP

$14.99

DC

2,275

56

2.83

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ANGELIC DAYS VOL 5

$9.99

ADV

2,267

57

2.82

FANTASTIC FOUR END PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

2,259

58

2.63

NEGIMA VOL 14 GN (MR)

$10.95

RAN

2,107

59

2.62

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL 1 TP

$14.99

MAR

2,099

60

2.62

CIVIL WAR X-MEN TP

$11.99

MAR

2,099

61

2.61

FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES WALTER SIMONSON VOL 1 TP

$19.99

MAR

2,091

62

2.56

WATCHMEN TP

$19.99

DC

2,051

63

2.52

BLADE UNDEAD AGAIN TP

$14.99

MAR

2,019

64

2.52

STAR WARS PANEL TO PANEL VOL 2 TP

$19.95

DAR

2,019

65

2.51

KORGI VOL 1 TP

$10.00

TOP

2,011

66

2.48

STREET FIGHTER ALPHA VOL 1 GN (Of 2)

$12.95

UDO

1,987

67

2.41

MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL 1 HC*

$19.99

MAR

1,931

68

2.36

BATTLER BRITTON TP

$19.99

DC

1,891

69

2.36

CIVIL WAR ROAD TO CIVIL WAR TP

$14.99

MAR

1,891

70

2.34

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL 3 MY SECRET LIFE DIGEST TP

$7.99

MAR

1,875

71

2.32

AVENGERS NEXT REBIRTH TP

$13.99

MAR

1,859

72

2.3

X-FACTOR MANY LIVES O/MADROX PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

1,843

73

2.3

PUNISHER MAX VOL 3 HC

$29.99

MAR

1,843

74

2.25

WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE TP

$9.99

IMA

1,803

75

2.24

STAR WARS 30TH ANNV COLL HC VOL 3 DARTH MAUL

$19.95

DAR

1,795

76

2.22

SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 22 GN (Of 38) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

1,779

77

2.17

SPIDER-MAN & POWER PACK BIG CITY SUPER HEROES DIGEST TP

$6.99

MAR

1,739

78

2.16

CASANOVA VOL 1 LUXURIA HC (MR)

$24.99

IMA

1,731

79

2.06

CIVIL WAR FANTASTIC FOUR TP

$17.99

MAR

1,651

80

2.05

EC ARCHIVES SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES VOL 2 HC

$49.95

GEM

1,643

81

2.03

COMPLETE DICK TRACY VOL 2 HC

$29.99

IDW

1,626

82

2.01

300 HC

$30.00

DAR

1,610

83

2

FELL VOL 1 FERAL CITY LTD ED HC

$24.99

IMA

1,602

84

2

RUNAWAYS VOL 3 GOOD DIE YOUNG DIGEST TP

$7.99

MAR

1,602

85

1.97

SOULFIRE DYING O/LIGHT TP

$14.99

ASP

1,578

86

1.96

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED MOVIE ADAPTATION TP

$17.99

IDW

1,570

87

1.9

SIMPSONS VOL 6 BIG BEASTLY BOOK O/BART SIMPSON TP

$14.95

BON

1,522

88

1.9

HELLSTORM SON O/SATAN EQUINOX TP (MR)

$17.99

MAR

1,522

89

1.86

WALKING DEAD VOL 2 TP MILES BEHIND US TP (MR)

$12.99

IMA

1,490

90

1.8

ACTION HEROES ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC

$75.00

DC

1,442

91

1.79

WALKING DEAD VOL 5 BEST DEFENSE TP (MR)

$12.99

IMA

1,434

92

1.79

FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS I/EXILE TP

$9.99

DC

1,434

93

1.79

Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED TP

$12.99

DC

1,434

94

1.76

TRANSFORMERS ESCALATION TP

$19.99

IDW

1,410

95

1.73

FEAR AGENT VOL 2 MY WAR TP

$14.95

DAR

1,386

96

1.66

GUNSMITH CATS OMNIBUS VOL 2 TP

$16.95

DAR

1,330

97

1.64

INITIAL D VOL 26 GN (Of 32)

$9.99

TKP

1,314

98

1.63

CIVIL WAR THUNDERBOLTS TP

$13.99

MAR

1,306

99

1.58

LOVE MODE VOL 5 GN (Of 11) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

1,266

100

1.58

SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO TP

$14.99

MAR

1,266

Notes on this chart:

Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons. Publisher abbreviations have also been used:

MAR = Marvel Comics

DC = DC Comics

DAR = Dark Horse Comics

IMA = Image Comics

ABS = Abstract Studio

ADV = A.D. Vision

ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC

ANT = Antarctic Press

ARC = Archie Comic Publications

ASP = Apen MLT Inc.

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

CAR = Cartoon Books

DEV = Devil's Due Publishing

DYN = Dynamite Entertainment

FAN = Fantagraphics Books

GEM = Gemstone Publishing

IDW = IDW Publishing

MIR = Mirage Studios

ONI = Oni Press Inc.

SLG = Slave Labor Graphics

TIT = Titan Publishing

TKP = Tokyopop

VIZ = Viz Media

We are estimating actual sales by Diamond U.S. (primarily to North American comic stores), using Diamond's published sales indexes and publisher sales data to estimate a sales number for Batman (the anchor title Diamond uses in its calculations), and using that number and the indexes to estimate Diamond's sales on the remaining titles. We can check the accuracy of our numbers by comparing the Batman number that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Batman are within 1/10 of 1% of each other, ensuring a high degree of accuracy. They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of May, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of May. This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Devil's Due, Avatar, Aspen Studios and Gemstone distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond. Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may underestimate their sales.

Most graphic novel publishers also release their titles through other channels, which make up a majority of graphic novel sales over-all.These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels.'

Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the US numbers. Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above.

One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers.That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales.

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 100 Graphic Novel articles (going back over three years, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003) see: 'ICv2's Top 300 Comics and Top 100 GNs Index.'